Burlesque has been quite the buzz word in the last year or so. Transforming our after hours spaces from lollipop-sucking-arm-waving-booty-grinding to well groomed forties pop divas, lip synching trannies and crazed cabaret. Or maybe I am just getting older. Bistrotheque has been around for awhile now and is another of the multi purpose venues that seem to be propogating so prolifcally through the city. Downstairs, by night it is a small cabaret theatre and bar. Upstairs, by day and by night it is a white washed wall and dark brown wooded restaurant and bar. When I came for Sunday brunch, the only clue to the venues more esoteric incarnation is the grand piano with the pianist quietly playing show tunes at midday. The ambiance is very much understaded fabulousness. I loved every minute of my brunch.
As we had deep dishing to do we started down into the courtyard with a morning cocktail – bloody mary for me (which was slightly less spicy than I prefer) and a gorgeous vanilla martini for my divine friend. Once we had finished these off downstairs we went back up to the restaurant for lunch.
While they offer a £21 3 course lunch on weekends we felt a bit too hot for that much food so we bypassed the broadbean, pea & bacon salad and the smoked salmon, potato and onion salad and went straight to the main event.
I had a perfectly roasted (not so much grilled as stated on the menu) trout (£14.50) which came with a lovingly dressed lentil, walnut and spinach salad - a perfectly satisfying dish. The Sunday Roast (£15.50) came with the most perfectly formed Yorkshire pudding I have ever seen as well as loads of buttery vegetables and a large, shiny, tender piece of beef which I was assured was all really good.
We managed to find room to share a gorgeously scented Vanilla Cheesecake for pudding which came with a tasty blueberry sauce.
I’ve a feeling I wont be able to resist returning to the beckoning, burlesque of Bistrotheque.
Bistrotheque
23 - 27 Wadeson Street
Bethnal Green
E2
Map
http://www.bistrotheque.com
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